With one pet to go, it was a waiting game for Summer to roll around as the Qiraji Guardling would start appearing in Silithus. Mumper confirmed they would start appearing from 21 June and at midnight it proved true. I managed to get one on the beta quite late but I was hoping to see one as soon as I entered the ruins. However, a lot of people also had the same idea with a small crowd of people already there.
A few that I know managed to get one before I arrived so for me it was time to get comfortable. McTacky told me there were ten or so when he arrived but they were snapped up very quickly. Just don’t be a douche and kill them off if they’re not a rare. Be thoughtful since we’re all in the same boat trying to get our last requirement for the achievement.
I was up until 4.30am trying to see if I could get one but the number of people didn’t disperse at all. In fact, there seemed to be more and more people hanging around the ruins towards 3am onwards. By this stage I was getting too tired and went to bed. It probably didn’t help that I updated my comment on WoWHead about confirmed sightings since it would make it even harder to collect one myself.
So today I logged back in and saw about eight people hanging around the area. Just after it hit midday I finally spotted one in the stairwell leading up to AQ40 so I dived down and engaged her. I immediately noticed that she comes with a team these days so be prepared to fight three. Never-the-less I used my trusty turnip to capture this beauty.
As I was battling I noticed a couple of people hovering around me but I just focused on what I was there for. It was only after I received my double achievement that I realised one of my spectators was Zeriah, a reader of my blog and blogger in her own right. After wishing her luck and relaying what information I had before she left, I wished her luck in her endeavour. You can even see her in the image below. Last night I also grouped with someone I had met on WarcraftPets through a pet trade. CRZ really makes the world a smaller place at times.
Collecting this last pet allowed me to complete Kalimdor Safari as well as World Safari which in turn grants the “Zookeeper” title.
Since my quardling was poor quality, I upgraded it using a humanoid stone I had saved just for this moment.
Ah, Q we’re finally together again and it feels great!
Good luck to everyone still looking for one.
June 21, 2013
A big grats on the pet and the ach :) I saw the little paw print come up but you were already there so I decided to stay and watch :) it wasn’t until I saw your ach’s come up on my chat screen that I realised who I was watching :) He is quite a cute little pet.
June 21, 2013
Thx and I’m glad you whispered me as I wouldn’t have realised otherwise :) Hope you find yours very soon.
June 21, 2013
Well I know what I’ll be hunting tomorrow!
Gratz on the pet and achieves. I am still without that minifernal or valkrye and have become so frustrated over the whole situation I have not looked for either in 2 weeks.
I really want to be a zookeper!
June 21, 2013
GL to you and hope you find the other two as well.
June 21, 2013
Yay! And lol Zeirah, how fortunate that you came across Cym at the right time! That’s awesome!
June 21, 2013
Thx.
June 21, 2013
I know, as I was typing Grats I suddenly realised hey I know that name :)
June 21, 2013
Congrats :)
June 22, 2013
Thank you!
June 21, 2013
Gratzzzz :D
I have to wait until Winter for the Snowy Owl :( … I started pet battling too late :s
June 22, 2013
Hope the months fly by for you.
June 22, 2013
Is big fat hairy Congo rats!
June 22, 2013
What? They look too cool to be compared to rats.
June 22, 2013
sorry, the orc to english translator is not always intelligible. allow me to try again.
*ahem*
congrats!
;)
June 22, 2013
Congratulations! Maybe some of your luck will rub off on me, lol. I can’t help but try today but there’s so much competition.
June 22, 2013
I hope it does. GL! :)
June 22, 2013
I never know if the Pet Battle audience is really interested, or making comments and laughing at my battling mistakes.
Gratz!
June 22, 2013
Thx. I must say I’ve never been that interested to watch another battle but I can understand this one since it was new for a lot of people.
June 23, 2013
Grats on the pet! I went out this morning to grab mine and the only one I saw my Kun-Lai Runt smashed it, lmao ><
Bad Kong!
June 23, 2013
Oh no! I’ve heard your server is generally good for wild pets though.
June 23, 2013
Congratulations :) I haven’t really begun the hunt yet although my husband managed to snaffle one for himself this afternoon and has spent the evening reminding me that a. he doesn’t particularly like mini pets and b. that he’s got the zookeeper title… :(
June 23, 2013
Aww, I still remember how much you were looking forward to collecting one when I first wrote about it on the beta. Best of luck with it.